*** March Mummies *** 29 Boys, 34 Girls, 8 Team Yellow! 46 babies born!!

welcome momconfused!!!! we are still getting new people, thats crazy!

membas- i have a limited time frame each day to take my shower while DH keeps the kiddies busy so i need to get in there. but when i get out i will pm you. i didnt know you were in the US! i never hear from some of my buddys either.
 
:hugs: Everyone. I think we can keep hanging out in here until everyone has had their LO's then we can all move over to the parenting section together.
 
I have been crampy all day :(

I had my weekly prenatal appt this morning, and all I know for now is that he will induce me at 39 weeks due to the diabetes. He said that he was rushed and didn't have time today to get the proper measurements, so when I see him again in 2 weeks, he will actually do it instead of guessing :wacko: So in 2 weeks, he might change his mind and bump up the induction or decide it is a c section.

He said baby has dropped though, and my fundal measurement has gone from 40 last week to 37 this week. He said it could be from the baby changing positions or dropping.....I had the swab this morning as well, so we will see if that comes back positive or negative at my appointment next week with my regular doctor.
 
sorry I have been missing so long! hope all you ladies are doing great!
 
Yay Sammy there you are!

Melissa I am sorry about the cramps. My last visit to my doc was similarly rushed. This most recent visit we saw a different doc (in case she is on when we deliver) and she was great, but yeah, for a couple weeks there I felt kind of ignored by my docs!
 
thats how I felt today at my appt. doctor was in and out in 10 minutes didnt even get to talk to him about my visit to L&D
 
cramps seem to be better now, thank goodness. I hate feeling rushed at the doctors....I have been constipated now too, and I didn't get to talk to him about that at all. I was debating about making an appt on Wednesday with my doctor when he is in Town again, but I figure I may as well just wait until Monday since I have an appt then
 
Hi again Sammy.

Welcome mumconfused!

We pay quite a lot to see our doctors so they daren't appear rushed but I do find I need to write down the questions if I want to slow him down. This next appointment probably will be quite quick as it seems to be just a wait now til they can decide what day to induce on. So Melissa you have 4 weeks or less now too?
 
Hi Sammy nice to see you around here again!

Quick question just realised the MW has put 5/5 engaged on my notes, does that mean he's fully engaged?? - was juggling DS who was cranky as full of cold at the appointment so wasn't really listening to it all maybe as carefully as I should...
 
I think midwives use different ways of engagement - it could be that there is 5/5 palpable still with 0/5 means she can't feel any so it's engaged. Or it would be 5/5 engaged and 0/5 means it's not engaged at all.... Depends which way she phrases it!
 
They say if it's your 2nd baby they tend not to engage until labour begins... But I'm only on baby one so not sure!! Xx
 
silly question

can you baby move too much

mine has been running around in there constantly for over 18 hours i mean like 30 plus movements per min its crazy my belly looks like its full of aliens and its making me sick
 
silly question

can you baby move too much

mine has been running around in there constantly for over 18 hours i mean like 30 plus movements per min its crazy my belly looks like its full of aliens and its making me sick

A lot of people say no - but if your worried give your MW a call, I know mine says any significant change in movement - especially lack of - but doesn't discount a significant increase. Worse case they say its nothing.
 
tanikit- thats how mine goes. i dont feel rushed but i have all these questions that if i dont write them i forget to ask. i usually go over all my questions i have been thinking of with DH before i leave. i have to remember to take his paternity leave paper work in today.

with the scan getting my OB concerned due to low fluid, minimal movements, and erratic heart beats, then having a non-stress test on top of that i completely forgot. now i have to go in every week for scans and non-stress tests, as of this week if anything goes wrong she will induce immediately. hopefully he will be ok. i have sat on my butt and drank plenty of water just as she asked.

2nd time- it cant hurt to call or get checked out. i was told if baby starts to move a ton it could be in distress, just like with lack of movements.

cathryn- i bet you are engaged. they say its less likely to engage til labor with subsequent pregnancies, but not as rare as some think. my baby was almost completely engaged at 30 weeks which surprised me. he even feels lower now, like he is gonna fall out. i have so much pressure lower down i want to cry sometimes
 
Definately feels like bubs is engaged, there is so much pressure and it's very tender, was nearly in tears when the MW was checking bubs position. Have a scan on Sat so will be able to see then although I know he can dis-engage as well at this point so who knows.

Hope your app goes well Melissa, and that bubs is still nice and happy in there.
 
The way i was told was that if baby is 5/5 engaged that means the dr can feel 100% of the head out of the pelvis. when they are 3/5 engaged they can feel 3/5 of the head out of the pelvis (so 20% engaged) and at 0/5th the baby is down there and the dr/mw cant feel baby's head at all out of the pelvis (100% ready to go) But if they mean palpable its the opposite. So 1/5 would mean only 20% of the head is in the pelvis, 3/5th would be 60% in the pelvis and 5/5 means 100% in the pelvis.

I would think its more uncommon for a dr to use palpable stats rather then engaged stats but i dunno :shrug:
 
yeah i dunno either. my OB's have always used station to explain it to me how low baby was, but maybe they did and i just never paid attention?

how are you doing today sara?
 
Hi ladies!

Based on the discomfort you are describing, I am hoping my little guy stays head down (which he finally is, thank God) but doesn't engage till a bit later LOL!

All I need is something else uncomfortable right now! I only slept an hour at a time last night from reflux. It was a "three tums" night and even with that I was still awake at 4 with heartburn and reflux. Bleh!

Anyway, it's a rainy and cold Tuesday here so I'm off to shower and haul myself into work for what is sure to be a crazy day. I am SO thankful I am on countdown to a break from work!! 5 weeks and four days to go at most!
 

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